The hairy slit-faced bat (''Nycteris hispida'') is a species of slit-faced bat widely distributed throughout forests and

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s in Africa. Two recognized subspecies exist: ''N. h. hispida'' and ''N. h. pallida''. Various forest populations in western and central Africa may represent separate species, although this had not been confirmed as of 2007.

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Bats of Africa Nycteridae Mammals described in 1775 Taxa named by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber {{bat-stub